The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyr Isidore of Chios brought Christianity to the Greek island of Chios. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt and was martyred in the persecutions of Decius, c. 251 AD; his body was taken to Venice in 1125 and hidden in the palace of the Doge; it was re-discovered in the early 14th century. His skull was discovered in Chios, encased in a silver and jeweled reliquary, and translated to Venice in 1627. The Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on May 14.